Cover Reveal: The Outsider by Stephen King

Read an extract from Stephen King’s new novel The Outsider

Following the phenomenal success of his Bill Hodges series, Mr Mercedes, Finders Keepers and End of Watch, all Number 1 bestsellers, Stephen King has written an unputdownable crime thriller with a unique twist.

The Outsider is coming!

On 5 June 2018, Hodder & Stoughton will publish an exciting new novel from Stephen King.¬† THE OUTSIDER is a compelling and chilling suspense novel which will delight readers of King‚Äôs bestselling Hodges trilogy.

What are the best loved Stephen King quotes?

We asked readers on the Stephen King Books Facebook page to vote for their favourite¬†Stephen King quote. As one of the most loved authors in the world, with over 50 novels (plus short stories!), we knew it would be tough. We had thousands of entries, and a lot¬†of debate,¬†but eventually these quotes were crowned our readers’ favourites.

Cover reveal: Sleeping Beauties by Stephen King and Owen King

A new novel by Stephen King and Owen King

We are thrilled to announce that we will publish Sleeping Beauties by Stephen King and Owen King in hardback, ebook and audio on 26th September 2017. The novel is the first collaboration between the father and son.

A look back at The Stand

In August 2016, the film of Cell,¬†¬†a powerful story about a cellphone virus¬†starring Samuel L. Jackson and John Cusack¬†, ¬†is released in the UK. The Stand, first published in 1978, is about another virus, a¬† super Flu¬†which¬†will likely¬†¬†wipe out the world‚Äôs population.¬†Much of¬†The Stand¬†is set in a landscape which echoes that¬†of ¬†King‚Äôs epic¬†Dark Tower¬†series, which is also soon to be a major movie starring Idris Elba

End of Watch Competition

A compelling and chilling suspense novel, End of Watch is the final stand-alone novel in King’s trilogy featuring retired detective Bill Hodges. We’re giving New Zealand readers the chance to win one of three sets each containing End of Watch and the two novels that proceeded it.

Q&A with our The Bazaar of Bad Dreams short story competition winner Elodie Harper

Last week we announced the winner of our Stephen King short story competition, Elodie Harper and her chilling story ‘Wild Swimming’. We asked her a few questions about the inspiration behind her story, and her love for Stephen King.

Announcing the winner of the Bazaar of Bad Dreams story competition

Announcing the winner of the Guardian-Hodder The Bazaar of Bad Dreams¬†story competition as chosen by Stephen King…

Hodder and the Guardian are delighted to announce the winner of the story competition inspired by¬†The Bazaar of Bad Dreams¬†by Stephen King.

Stephen King who was invited to choose the winner was delighted with the shortlist:¬† ‚ÄėMy congratulations to all. I never expected such quality, and it does my heart good‚Ä¶These are really extraordinary‚Ä¶¬†every one¬†of these stories would be publishable ‚Ä¶This made choosing a winner exceptionally difficult.‚Äô